A Picture from 1898 Sparks Hilarious Theory Regarding Greta Thunberg!

Nov 25, 2019

A photograph that was taken 121 years ago has sparked a hilarious internet conspiracy theory that teen climate activist Greta Thunberg is a time traveler who landed in 2019 to save the Earth. The image shows three children operating in a gold mine during the Klondike Gold Rush in 1898. It was clicked by Eric Hegg in the Yukon Territory of northwestern Canada and is today part of the University of Washington’s Special Collections archive.

When the image appeared on Twitter, people were in shock because of the striking resemblance between the girl in the image and the Swedish teen activist who has sparked a global youth-led movement to deal with the climate crisis after staging school strik

Twitter users were convinced the 1898 image explained the teenager’s activism and leadership:

To those saying ‘How can she be in the past if she’s from the future?!?’ Obviously, as a time traveller, she can travel to ANY time period. She obviously tried to go back 120 years, didn’t work, and now she’s here. Obviously! ????

#GretaThunberg “you stole my childhood” possibly referring to the past? Maybe not. “The world is waking up, and change is coming whether you like it or not” sure sounds like something a time traveler would say... low key I think time travel has been around for a long time

120-year-old photo sparks theories that climate activist & environmental heroine, @GretaThunberg , is, in fact, a 'time-travel' who has traveled thru time to save our planet! Wishing her all the best and success in her mission to save the Earth. We can use the help we can get! https://t.co/YCJ35l4irh